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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1970 | ||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||
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Kim Young-il [1] (born 25 May 1970) is a South Korean wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics placing 18th. [2] [3] He had also previously won the gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. [4]
Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 126 men and 39 women, took part in 126 events in 20 sports.
Raatbek Sanatbayev was a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships, and won the Asian Championship in 1999 and 2000, silver medals in the 1995 and 1997 Asian Championships and 1994 and 1998 Asian Games, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Asian Championships.
Muminjon Abdullaev is an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler.
Dilshod Aripov is an amateur Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category. He is a two-time medalist at the Asian Games, and five-time at the Asian Wrestling Championships. Aripov also achieved his early international success by defeating Armenia's Karen Mnatsakanyan for a gold medal in the 58 kg class at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships in Patras, Greece.
Haykel Al-Achouri is an amateur Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. He is a multiple-time African wrestling champion, and a bronze medalist for his division at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, Qatar.
Kim Jung-Sub is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. Kim had won three medals for his division at the Asian Games. He also claimed two more gold medals at the 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships in Wuhan, China, and at the 2006 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Samsung Life Sports Club, and is coached and trained by his brother Kim In-Sub, silver medalist in the 58 kg division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Kim Min-Chul is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category. He defeated Uzbekistan's Ravshan Ruzikulov for a gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He also captured a silver medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov in 66 kg tournament. Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Sung Shin Company Sportsclub, and is coached and trained by Kim Sung-Moon.
Zurabi Datunashvili is a Georgian-born Serbian former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the men's middleweight category.
Hidekazu Yokoyama is a retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category. He won two bronze medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the Asian Games, and then represented his nation Japan in two editions of the Olympic Games. Having worked as a physical education teacher at Akita Commercial High School, Yokoyama also trained as part of the school's wrestling squad under his personal coach Katsuhiko Saito.
Ali Ashkani Aghbolagh is a retired amateur Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler and currently coach of Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He won four Asian Championship medals, picked up a silver in the 60-kg division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and represented Iran in two editions of the Olympic Games, finishing fifth in Sydney and eleventh in Athens respectively. Throughout his sporting career, Ashkani trained full-time for Takhti Wrestling Club in Ardabil under his coach and mentor jafar Damirchi.
Parviz Zeidvand is a retired amateur Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category. He won two gold medals at the Asian Championships, picked up a bronze in the 74-kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and represented Iran in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Zeidvand trained full-time for Rahahan Wrestling Club under his coach and mentor Gholamreza Ghetassi.
Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk is a Ukrainian politician and retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-time Olympic medalist and won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the silver medal in the Greco-Roman 85 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Beleniuk is also a two-time world champion, a three-time European champion and a European Games champion. In 2019, he became the first black member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Michael Beilin is an Israeli former Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler.
Rustam Adzhi is a Ukrainian wrestler. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, the first world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling of independent Ukraine, coach of the Jordan national team (2016).
Kim Jin-soo is a South Korean former amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. Kim wrestled for the South Korean squad in two editions of the Summer Olympics and came closest to the medal haul in 2000. Outside the Olympic career, Kim collected a total of five medals in a major international tournament, including a gold at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. Worked as a full-time employee for Korean Housing Company, Kim trained throughout his wrestling career for the company's sports club, under his personal coach Kim Chang-duk.
Usama Aziz, also known as Sami Aziz, is a Swedish retired wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He finished 5th in the 1992 European Championships and another 5th place in the 1995 World Championships, both in the style of Greco-Roman. His mixed martial arts career started in 2005. He competed in organisations such as Bellator MMA and Bodog Fight. He retired in 2013, following a victory over former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver.
Takamitsu Katayama is a Japanese former amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. Katayama wrestled for the Japanese squad in two editions of the Summer Olympics, finishing eighth in Atlanta and seventeenth in Sydney, respectively. Outside the Games, Katayama produced a career tally of seven medals in a major international competition, two of which were awarded at the Asian Games. Katayama was also a member of the national wrestling squad under coach and three-time Olympian Yasutoshi Moriyama, while training full time at the Sports Club of Self-Defense Forces in Saitama Prefecture.
Kim Min-seok is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Uzur Dzhuzupbekov is a Kyrgyzstani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He is a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a two-time silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Mohammad Reza Geraei, is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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